In the past, Shae would've been able to casually walk away after delivering that beating.

This could be attributed not just to her formidable combat prowess, but most importantly, her background. The lofty status of her family made it so that none of the less privileged adapter students dared to do anything to her.

However, all schools were essentially microcosms of societies, especially schools for adapters, and these oppressed younger students certainly weren't going to pass up the opportunity to retaliate and strike back at their oppressor.

"Where do you think you're going? You think you can just walk away after being someone up?" After the first student was defeated, five or six lower-grade students immediately surrounded her. "The times have changed. I heard that the leadership group of your family business has already been restructured, so you no longer have the right of succession. That means we're...